In this, John Manuel's first full-length novel after having written four successful travel memoirs about Greece, he transports the reader into the tiny whitewashed streets of the village of Lindos on the island of Rhodes.
Dean and Alyson are two young people who come together in a bar one evening in their home city of Bath, UK. Alyson's mother once worked with Brian, a musician who never quite "made it", but ends up playing guitar and singing in a Lindian Bar. Quite how Brian and Christine (Alyson's mother) come to have a devastating effect on their daughter's relationship with the man of her dreams will have you gripped, both with emotion and with intrigue.
A real page-turner, the perfect holiday read, "The View From Kleoboulos" is Thomas Hardy for the 21st century.
A novel of love, loss and consequences, set largely in the beautiful Aegean village of Lindos, Rhodes.
Sometimes the past comes back to haunt you, but occasionally it comes back and bites.
The View From Kleoboulos
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"...Can't praise this enough and hope 'Sunshine' is just
as intriguing..."
"The several twists keep the reader enthralled to the very last word."
"The fact I was 'sucked in' must say a lot for the storyteller, well done."
"Excellent book, full of intrigue, couldn't put it down. Love all of John Manuel's books, cannot wait for the next one."
A video intro to "Kleoboulos"...
Here's a short video in which I talk about the background to "Kleoboulos". Sorry about the occasional wind noise and also the amateur crossfade at the point towards the end where I edited it slightly. It's still a steep learning curve for me this kind of stuff!